4,500 Liters of Wine Went Out on the Course at the World’s Drunkest Marathon
Florian Laplanche won in 2:26:45 and Céline Mérel in 2:54:38 on a course with roughly 20 wine tastings, 18,000 oysters and a prize paid out in bottles.
Race Coverage
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship Starlists Are Out, And Some Big Names Are Missing
World Athletics published its final entry lists on Monday. Noah Lyles, Faith Kipyegon, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Lilian Odira are all out, and 13 men in the 1,500m have broken 3:31 this season.
Track and Field
Jenny Simpson Describes the Cardiac Arrest That Ended Her Running Career
Simpson said genetic testing on her and both her parents found no marker for the disease, and that she was given CPR for more than 20 minutes before she reached hospital.
Elite Runners
The Start Lists Are Out for the 45th Fifth Avenue Mile
Neither of last year’s winners is entered, no former men’s champion is on the list, and 14 of the 50 professionals race a world championship in Copenhagen six days later.
Race Coverage
Altra Has Built Its First Real Super Shoe. But Will “Zero Drop” Devotees Embrace It?
The Vanish Carbon 3 runs on a 4 mm drop, from the company that trademarked zero. A morning at Altra’s Denver headquarters made the case that the number clarifies what the brand was always about rather than abandoning it.
Running Shoe Reviews, Shoes + Gear
Kenyan Runner Loses Prague 10K After A TV Car Led Him The Wrong Way
Kiprono led into the finish straight at the Birell 10K Night Race on Saturday, ran off the course behind a departing television vehicle, and got back on it in time to finish third in 27:18. RunCzech has apologized and will pay him the winner’s prize money anyway.
Jessy Carveth
The Paris Marathon Is Moving to a Lottery And A New Sponsor for Its 50th Edition
Entry for the April 4, 2027 race opened Tuesday under a new name, the ASICS Marathon de Paris, with the first results going out from Oct. 1 and a flat 169 euros for a general-entry bib.
Race Coverage
A 97-Mile Week, a Bee Sting, and Should Marathons Have Time Limits? | For Better or For Worse
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Everything to Know About the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen
Three global titles go on the road mile, the 5K and the half marathon on Sept. 19 and 20, with 496 elite athletes entered and 65,000 amateurs racing the same courses.
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